Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

journalisttobroadcast news editor

A journalist already meets 64% of what the broadcast news editor role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From journalist
64%
Overlap1
To broadcast news editor
27 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
42.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

64%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.5/ 100

1 Share of the broadcast news editor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the journalist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A broadcast news editor role treats 14 of its required skills as things a journalist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • build contacts to maintain news flow
  • consult information sources
  • copyright legislation
  • develop professional network
  • digital journalism
  • editorial standards

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A broadcast news editor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a journalist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held media and information literacy social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held digital journalism social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held write headlines communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held build contacts to maintain news flow communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
  • already held create online news content communication, collaboration and creativity

All 27 carried skills, including the 14 the broadcast news editor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply organisational techniques required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held create editorial board required
  • required, not held work closely with news teams required
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held check stories required
  • optional, not held monitor broadcast programming optional
04 arts and humanities 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held graphic design optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
05 working with computers 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held put uncut recordings into computer optional
  • optional, not held synchronise sound with images optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
06 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a broadcast news editor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held build contacts to maintain news flow skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held digital journalism knowledge
  • already held editorial standards knowledge
  • already held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists skill
  • already held follow the news skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held meet deadlines skill
  • already held multimedia systems knowledge
  • already held participate in editorial meetings skill
  • already held press law knowledge
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held adapt to changing situations skill
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held audio editing software knowledge
  • already held check correctness of information skill
  • already held create online news content skill
  • already held edit digital moving images skill
  • already held edit recorded sound skill
  • already held media and information literacy knowledge
  • already held perform video editing skill
  • already held photography knowledge
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held write headlines skill
  • already held write to a deadline skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held cut raw footage digitally optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held create rough cut optional
  • optional, not held cut raw footage digitally optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held monitor broadcast programming optional
  • optional, not held put uncut recordings into computer optional
  • optional, not held synchronise sound with images optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held graphic design optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held manage budgets optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
  • optional, not held use presentation software optional
92 held skills the broadcast news editor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
  • not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role art history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ask questions at events skill
  • not needed by the target role attend book fairs skill
  • not needed by the target role attend performances skill
  • not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
  • not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role court procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role critically reflect on artistic production processes skill
  • not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
  • not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop film skill
  • not needed by the target role direct photographic workers skill
  • not needed by the target role do historical research skill
  • not needed by the target role document interviews skill
  • not needed by the target role economics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
  • not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
  • not needed by the target role election law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure consistency of published articles skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate writings in response to feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role film studies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow directions of on-site director skill
  • not needed by the target role follow newspaper house style skill
  • not needed by the target role food hygiene rules knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role food science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role history of dance style knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with celebrities skill

52 further entries not listed here

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held newsletter analysis optional
  • optional, not held audiovisual equipment optional
  • optional, not held file-based workflow optional
  • optional, not held digital compositing optional
  • optional, not held graphic design optional
  • optional, not held intellectual property regime of digital content optional
  • optional, not held motion graphics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from journalist

Full index of moves from journalist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.